Table 1 Number of patients according to year, month, and gender in children treated for intussusception in Korea
From: Characteristics of intussusception among children in Korea: a nationwide epidemiological study
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total number of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | ||||||||||
January | 245 | 203 | 148 | 191 | 190 | 218 | 183 | 156 | 225 | 1759 (7.0%) |
February | 191 | 164 | 144 | 151 | 170 | 149 | 135 | 167 | 177 | 1448 (5.8%) |
March | 201 | 235 | 211 | 219 | 189 | 157 | 177 | 169 | 189 | 1747 (7.0%) |
April | 219 | 234 | 235 | 256 | 231 | 205 | 220 | 198 | 175 | 1973 (7.9%) |
May | 252 | 256 | 272 | 264 | 258 | 298 | 226 | 240 | 280 | 2346 (9.4%) |
June | 280 | 255 | 272 | 265 | 250 | 283 | 218 | 180 | 301 | 2304 (9.2%) |
July | 261 | 265 | 298 | 277 | 302 | 316 | 217 | 244 | 289 | 2469 (9.9%) |
August | 283 | 250 | 403 | 234 | 270 | 338 | 231 | 182 | 254 | 2445 (9.8%) |
September | 269 | 246 | 462 | 214 | 252 | 367 | 246 | 186 | 275 | 2517 (10.1%) |
October | 235 | 234 | 387 | 200 | 225 | 262 | 214 | 194 | 234 | 2185 (8.7%) |
November | 230 | 209 | 300 | 183 | 225 | 223 | 200 | 245 | 181 | 1996 (8.0%) |
December | 234 | 161 | 257 | 182 | 210 | 178 | 191 | 259 | 162 | 1834 (7.3%) |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 1869 | 1721 | 2209 | 1701 | 1799 | 1885 | 1543 | 1555 | 1742 | 16,024 (64.0%) |
Female | 1031 | 991 | 1180 | 935 | 973 | 1109 | 915 | 865 | 1000 | 8999 (36.0%) |
Total number of patients | 2900 (11.6%) | 2712 (10.8%) | 3389 (13.5%) | 2636 (10.5%) | 2772 (11.1%) | 2994 (12.0%) | 2458 (9.8%) | 2420 (9.7%) | 2742 (11.0%) | 25,023 |